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sobriquet

, soubriquet
a humorous epithet, assumed name, or nickname
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And while she has not earned the soubriquet of national treasure or Britain's sweetheart, she has emerged from the shadows of the past.
Chatting with a friend and advisor about what he should say to Mr Ghani, the pal warned him in a lighthearted way, not to show his affection for the lunatic fringe, a tendency which earned him the soubriquet "Taliban Khan" not long ago.
That was how the US pilot won the soubriquet of "The Man Who Saved Tel Aviv.
It was her exquisite interiors by designer Arthur Davis which gave her the "Ship Beautiful" soubriquet.
But then I did have an alarming habit of depositing the contents of my nappy in their bedroom, an act of toddler terrorism that earned me the soubriquet Malteser Fairy for most of my childhood.
EVER since their formation in 1974, the band with the soubriquet The Meninblack have done it their own way, with a metaphorical two fingers to those who did not agree with their music, their views or just the way they looked.
That was never called a boneshaker--this was the soubriquet awarded to the Michaux velocipede.
Which leads to the Glasgow soubriquet Jimmy as in "see you (CU) Jimmy."
Both artists were experimenting with bold blocks of hot, pure colour, the frenetic handling of which earned them the soubriquet les fauves--the wild beasts--when their paintings were exhibited at the Salon d'Automne that year.
The global celebrity and champion for disabled sport uses two carbon-fiber running blades, which earned him the soubriquet 'Blade Runner' and 'fastest man on no legs'.
Indeed, no less an oracle than FIFA's official website records his popularity on Merseyside, noting how the soubriquet of Amo-Taxi was earned 'for his bustling style of play'.
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